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title: "Home Office Biometrics Matcher Platform and associated Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02db88"
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# Home Office Biometrics Matcher Platform and associated Services

Buyer: HOME OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02db88

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## Summary

The Home Office, represented by the Secretary of State for the Home Department, is seeking services for the provision of the Biometric Matcher Platform and associated Services. This procurement is focused on IT services within the services category and includes the transition of existing services to a new supplier in 5 stages. The contract has a duration of 5 years with the option to extend by a further 3 years. Key deadlines include submission of details by interested suppliers and the deadline for Standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ) submissions.

This tender by the Home Office for Biometric Matcher Platform and associated Services presents opportunities for businesses in the IT services industry, particularly those experienced in consulting, software development, and internet services. Companies with expertise in biometric technology and IT infrastructures would be well-suited for this competitive procedure with negotiation procurement method. The tender process involves multiple stages with specific project requirements and deadlines, offering businesses a chance to contribute to vital services for law enforcement and strategic facial matching.

## Notice

The Secretary of State for the Home Department (referred to as the Home Office) is the lead government department for immigration and passports and is responsible for securing the UK border, controlling immigration and issuing passports and visas. The Home Office, acting through Home Office Biometrics (HOB), is the Authority seeking to procure services for the provision of Biometric Matcher Platform and associated Services (BMPS). The Matcher Service Platform (MSP) is a combination of a technology platform and the services required to support and operate the biometric matching functions. The MSP can be further broken down into: - a Matcher Service Bus (MSB) where biometric transaction processing logic, biometric workflow rules, integration of Matching Engine Software (MES) and a Service Interface used by external subsystems; and - the infrastructure platform to host and provide the computing capacity for the MSB and MES operations. The BMPS Project can be defined in 5 stages as below: Stage 1 - Transition of the services developed under the existing Matcher Platform supplier to the new supplier. These services are for the delivery of Matching Platform and Mark to Print search capability for Law Enforcement. This is expected to go live before this contract award. Stage 2 - Delivery of other IDENT1 search capabilities (Print to Print, Print to Mark & Mark to Mark) for Law Enforcement allowing for the decommission of the legacy IDENT1 matching algorithm. Stage 3 - Immigration collection moved from IABS to the Fingerprint & Face Algorithms on the MSP. This allows for the decommission of the legacy IABS fingerprint and face algorithms. This Stage deploys Face algorithm onto the Matcher Platform and is an enabler for Strategic Facial Matching for Law Enforcement as well as ETA Face for FBIS. Stage 4 - Migration of HMPO, EUSS & FBIS collections onto the MSP (re-using the Face Algorithm on the Platform), allowing for the decommission of the IABS Passport Face Matcher. Stage 5 - Facial matching for law enforcement use-case. This contract is for a initial term of 5 years with option to extend by a further 3 years (5+1+1+1).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Biometrics Matcher Platform and associated Services. Please see section II.1.4 for more detail.

Options: The Authority may extend the contract beyond the contract term for the supplier to conduct termination assistance activities. Termination assistance activities will include any activity associated to contract transition to the authority or a new supplier at the end of the maximum contract term 96months (5years +1 +1 +1). If enacted, this Termination Assistance Period will apply for a maximum term of 24 months.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021422-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive procedure with negotiation |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Jul 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 19 May 2022 |
| Future notice date | 6 Dec 2021 |
| Award date | 27 Jun 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £49,800,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £65,659,748 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HOME OFFICE |
| Additional buyers | THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT |
| Locality | CROYDON |
| Post town | Croydon |
| Postcode | CR0 2EU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South |
| ITL 3 | TLI62 Croydon |
| Local authority | Croydon |
| Electoral ward | Fairfield |
| Westminster constituency | Croydon West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | IBM UNITED KINGDOM |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 25 Jul 2023 at 10:11 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021422-2023
- 21 Jul 2023 at 17:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021195-2023
- 1 Apr 2022 at 12:51 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008839-2022
- 31 Aug 2021 at 21:45 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021529-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.gov.uk
- http://www.gov.uk/home-office
- http://www.gov.uk/homeoffice
- https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
- https://www.ibm.com/uk

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